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producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria. >> i have to admit, my wife has a little crush on him. she's relieved as well. >> you have another one? >> we were looking at the new elf on a shelf before my son wakes up. >> you can't on the top of the toilet for their kids to see. i don't know how that's going to work out. all right, dan. have a great one. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> since 1994, there have been 70, and these are just school shootings, there have been 70 episodes of school shootings in the united states, since 1994, after the brady bill was passed. president obama was in connecticut last night speaking to a high school gymnasium as part of a memorial service. he said some things. no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevalent every senseless act of violence in our society but that can't be an excuse for inaction. >> right there, i feel better. that can't be excuse for inactions. that means he is committed and going on the recognize,
producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria. >> i have to admit, my wife has a little crush on him. she's relieved as well. >> you have another one? >> we were looking at the new elf on a shelf before my son wakes up. >> you can't on the top of the toilet for their kids to see. i don't know how that's going to work out. all right, dan. have a great one....
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for more news about the world, chief correspondent for nbc, richard engel, and members of his production crew have been freed from syria after being held captive for five days. they came under fire at a rebel checkpoint on monday. he said his captors talked openly about their loyalty to president assad. under hospital care after 4 -- after a stroke. there is discussion about whether to fly president talabani abroad for treatment appeared correct -- portrait and. -- for treatment. and pres. zuma and won comfortably, but many people question his role following allegations of corruption. jonathan edwards report. >> it could be the first world -- clean, tidy, prosperous. south africa's black middle class is now 3 million strong. this place is where the anc was founded a century ago. today, its leaders enjoy all the trappings of the area as they turn up for their conference. the anc remains remarkably relaxed, not even the discovery of a white extremist bomb plot has upset them. still, all is not well with the party. the president, jacob zuma, is being challenged by his deputy. president zuma
for more news about the world, chief correspondent for nbc, richard engel, and members of his production crew have been freed from syria after being held captive for five days. they came under fire at a rebel checkpoint on monday. he said his captors talked openly about their loyalty to president assad. under hospital care after 4 -- after a stroke. there is discussion about whether to fly president talabani abroad for treatment appeared correct -- portrait and. -- for treatment. and pres. zuma...
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for more news about the world, chief correspondent for nbc, richard engel, and members of his production crew have been freed from syria after being held captive for five days. they came under fire at a rebel checkpoint on monday. he said his captors talked openly about their loyalty to president assad. under hospital care after 4 -- after a stroke. there is discussion about whether to fly president talabani abroad for treatment appeared correct -- portrait and. -- for treatment. and pres. zuma and won comfortably, but many people question his role following allegations of corruption. jonathan edwards report. >> it could be the first world -- clean, tidy, prosperous. south africa's black middle class is now 3 million strong. this place is where the anc was founded a century ago. today, its leaders enjoy all the trappings of the area as they turn up for their conference. the anc remains remarkably relaxed, not even the discovery of a white extremist bomb plot has upset them. still, all is not well with the party. the president, jacob zuma, is being challenged by his deputy. president zuma
for more news about the world, chief correspondent for nbc, richard engel, and members of his production crew have been freed from syria after being held captive for five days. they came under fire at a rebel checkpoint on monday. he said his captors talked openly about their loyalty to president assad. under hospital care after 4 -- after a stroke. there is discussion about whether to fly president talabani abroad for treatment appeared correct -- portrait and. -- for treatment. and pres. zuma...
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here is me and richard engel together in iraq. here is me and richard engel together in this room, on this show, talking about something that involved a map. and here is richard engel last week in syria, in extreme miss, along with his crew, both of whom whom we've had to work with on the show. richard and his crew managed to get out safe, and the chance to hear from him the story of what happened and what it means. i'm telling you is worth stopping anything else that you are doing right now just to hear this out. this is worth it. i am glad you are back, obviously. >> i'm very happy to be here. >> nbc's chief foreign correspondent. you have spent your entire adult life reporting from places that most people have never been to and do not understand well. can you just tell us places people do not understand well. can you just tell us logistically where you were and how it started. >> so this map shows the border between turkey and syria. the yellow line, everything above that is turkey. this is the gate, the crossing between turkey
here is me and richard engel together in iraq. here is me and richard engel together in this room, on this show, talking about something that involved a map. and here is richard engel last week in syria, in extreme miss, along with his crew, both of whom whom we've had to work with on the show. richard and his crew managed to get out safe, and the chance to hear from him the story of what happened and what it means. i'm telling you is worth stopping anything else that you are doing right now...
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we're very relieved that richard engel and his crew were freed overnight after a firefight in syria. this morning on "today" show, engle said the ordeal was very traumatic. >> they kept us blind folded. bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological tort fewer. torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose which one would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. engle and his two crew members are now safely out of syria. we'll be right back. new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. she operates the head. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your
we're very relieved that richard engel and his crew were freed overnight after a firefight in syria. this morning on "today" show, engle said the ordeal was very traumatic. >> they kept us blind folded. bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological tort fewer. torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose which one would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. engle and his two crew members are now safely out of syria....
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richard engel back in cairo starting us off. all of this is making for anxious viewing in washington. the u.s. has a lot on the line here, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, let's go through the exposure for the united states. >> this is very messy and from what officials are saying, democracy is messy, look at what happened. they will not say this publicly, they're not going to declare a victor until it is declared in egypt. they believe also that the muslim brotherhood that mohammed morsi did win this election, they're warning the military publicly and privately do not steal this election, they're worried the military is going to steal back power. the only leverage they have is money. $1.3 billion. which is now in a federal account. it will be dolled out only if the military does cede power to the muslim brotherhood. they're willing to deal with it, because they think that's what democracy is all about. also, just briefly, chuck todd is reporting from mexico, this did come
richard engel back in cairo starting us off. all of this is making for anxious viewing in washington. the u.s. has a lot on the line here, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, let's go through the exposure for the united states. >> this is very messy and from what officials are saying, democracy is messy, look at what happened. they will not say this publicly, they're not going to declare a victor until it is declared in egypt. they...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel on the syrian border with turkey to start us off. richard, good evening. >> reporter: hours before the evacuation, signs of how desperate syria had become. the free syrian army the rebel brigade tries to fight back. they attack government forces. it's a brave fight, but they're losing it. outnumbered and outgunned by a lot. and this morning, homs itself was once again under attack. witnesses describe neighborhoods on fire. people living on shrubs and onions, bodies unreachable under debris. we managed to reach an activist there via skype. he feared for his life. >> no one can protect themselves from shelling. i think i will die now. >> reporter: then an explosion, the line cut. hours later we learned he was okay. but pressure on syria to let up on homs may have been too much to ignore. in tan issia today, more than 60 nations gathered to call for an immediate cease-fire to allow humanitarian aid to reach homs. >> if the assad regime refuses to allow this life-saving aid to reach people in need, it will have even more blood on its han
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel on the syrian border with turkey to start us off. richard, good evening. >> reporter: hours before the evacuation, signs of how desperate syria had become. the free syrian army the rebel brigade tries to fight back. they attack government forces. it's a brave fight, but they're losing it. outnumbered and outgunned by a lot. and this morning, homs itself was once again under attack. witnesses describe neighborhoods on fire. people living on...
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we get our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new articles of the syrian constitution, and amendments that, in principle, sound very good. they end the syrieeryrian baff the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform program, a program that has been called for by the syrian opposition and members of the international community. the problem is the syrian opposition has absolutely no confidence that any of these changes will actually be implemented. and the referendum is taking place amid ongoing violence. at least 20 more people were killed in syria today. the red cross has been unable to reach the hardest hit parts of the city of homs, so a referendum is taking place, but a war is taking place at the same time. lester? >> richard engel. >>> tonight, legendary former south african leader nelson mandela has been released from a hospital, and is resting comfortably at home. the 93-year-old mandela underwent some minor surgery after complaining of ab
we get our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new articles of the syrian constitution, and amendments that, in principle, sound very good. they end the syrieeryrian baff the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform program, a program that has been called for by the syrian opposition and members of the international community. the problem is the...
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producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria.
producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria.
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. >> richard engel, you are so capable of covering this, more than almost anybody, it makes me worry about the prospect of covering these things close up. but more than anything, i'm grateful you're back. >> thanks. >> now you have to stay here and become a dentist, a doctor. all right, that will do it for us tonight. let's play hardball. >>> good evening. i'm michael summer connish in for chris matthews. president obama calls for congress to act on a scaled down deal that would spare the middle class on tax hikes from the first of the year. he spoke with john boehner tonight but is grand bargain still possible when everybody is leaving town. then in the weeks since the shooting massacre in a town that left hand 20 children and six educators dead, we've been hearing for plenty calling for new gun control laws but little from the nra until now. in a bizarre meeting, the head of the nra said the solution to gun vie lerchs in this country is simple. more guns. armed officers, in fact, in every school. it's the same line we've heard from nra, but has the country's relationship with guns
. >> richard engel, you are so capable of covering this, more than almost anybody, it makes me worry about the prospect of covering these things close up. but more than anything, i'm grateful you're back. >> thanks. >> now you have to stay here and become a dentist, a doctor. all right, that will do it for us tonight. let's play hardball. >>> good evening. i'm michael summer connish in for chris matthews. president obama calls for congress to act on a scaled down deal...
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relations with the arab world. >> richard engel, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. thank you for your time, once again. i feel both guilty for keeping you up, and cognizant of the fact that while i'm keeping you up, the thing that you're reporting on is happening live in the place where you are. you have a tough job, man. stay safe. thank you for being with us. thank you, richard. >>> contrary to well-established expectations, republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, made this international crisis into a campaign issue. and probably not in the way he expected to. the surprisingly political part of this story is coming up next. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. mom: ready t♪ go to work? ♪ ♪ ♪ every mom needs a little helper. that's why i got a subaru. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dy
relations with the arab world. >> richard engel, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. thank you for your time, once again. i feel both guilty for keeping you up, and cognizant of the fact that while i'm keeping you up, the thing that you're reporting on is happening live in the place where you are. you have a tough job, man. stay safe. thank you for being with us. thank you, richard. >>> contrary to well-established expectations, republican presidential nominee, mitt romney, made...
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nbc news correspondent richard engel is free from his captors in syria. we'll have that story next. wit. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood monitoring means bob can spend his extra time however he likes. new zealand! xarelto® is just one pill a day, taken with the evening meal. and with no dietary restrictions, bob can eat the healthy foods he likes. do not st
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i would say it has some time to go. >> richard engel, thank you so much, richard. thank you. thanks for all your reporting from over there. one major concern, of course, has been assad's stockpile of chemical weapons, which president obama warned last week that he should not use or else risk the consequences. defense secretary kenya commented today. >> i would like to believe he has the message. we have made it pretty clear, and others have as well. it's also clear that the opposition continues to make gains in syria, and our concern is that if they feel like the regime is, you know, threatened with collapse that, they might resort to these kinds of weapons. >> washington post david ignacious joins me. you have been reporting inside syria and throughout the region. what is the appropriate course for the administration? the president trying to warn assad, but what are the military consequences? what is he really willing to do if those chemical weapons were used? >> well, i think the military planners have been working on that for many weeks trying to think how would the u.s. i
i would say it has some time to go. >> richard engel, thank you so much, richard. thank you. thanks for all your reporting from over there. one major concern, of course, has been assad's stockpile of chemical weapons, which president obama warned last week that he should not use or else risk the consequences. defense secretary kenya commented today. >> i would like to believe he has the message. we have made it pretty clear, and others have as well. it's also clear that the...
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we'll get a report from richard engel on the latest there. >>> plus, london mayor boris johnson proves once again that he's the world's most entertaining mayor. after a still lining stunt goes all wrong. we'll show you how later in the show. >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. president obama is making his way through key swing states today. he'll speak to college students in florida this afternoon before heading to an event at a high school in northern virginia. yesterday the president said that under mitt romney's tax plan, more americans would see the government take a bigger bite out of their paycheck. >> the centerpiece of my opponent's entire economic plan is not only to extend the bush tax cuts but then to add a new $5 trillion tax cut on top of it. they're asking you to pay an extra $2,000 not to pay down the deficit, not to invest in our kids' education. mr. romney's asking you to pay more so that people like him get a tax cut. >> a study from the nonpartisan tax policy center found that 95% of americans would pay on average
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richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency but the crisis there continues and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, weeks of political uncertainty are nearly over here in greece, and its future in the eurozone is safe for now. the fear was that this election would spark the collapse of the eurozo eurozone. crisis was averted. the pro euro party eeked out a slim victory over the opposition that threatened to rip up a vital bailout plan. next step? setting up a coalition in what he calls a salvation government. and greece needs saving. political uncertainty on top of financial uncertainty has basically brought commerce
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency but the crisis there continues and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good...
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joining us now live from gaza is richard engel, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. richard, thank you for joining us again tonight. it's nice to have you here. can you tell us what it's been like in gaza since the announcement of the cease-fire? >> reporter: there has been a tremendous celebration here, but it is not because people are celebrating that the violence is over. certainly, people are thankful for that. but mostly, they are celebrating because hamas believes it has scored a victory. that hamas has been able to force this cease-fire on the israelis. look at what happened four years ago. four years ago, there was a similar round of violence. much more serious, because the israelis entered, destroyed a lot of territory, and then at one stage, the israelis just said, we're done. and never communicated with hamas. right now, there was a negotiated settlement between hamas and israel. it didn't take place directly. it took place through egypt, the united states, but hamas feels it gained recognition. there were more than a dozen foreign ministers who came here,
joining us now live from gaza is richard engel, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. richard, thank you for joining us again tonight. it's nice to have you here. can you tell us what it's been like in gaza since the announcement of the cease-fire? >> reporter: there has been a tremendous celebration here, but it is not because people are celebrating that the violence is over. certainly, people are thankful for that. but mostly, they are celebrating because hamas believes it has scored a...
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it was after filing that devastating report that richard engel and his team were captured. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks. they were heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck positioned, waiting by the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safe houses and interrogation places, and they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture, threats of being killed. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in th
it was after filing that devastating report that richard engel and his team were captured. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks. they were heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they had a container...
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>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts here. if you don't want to see the results, close your eyes or look away for a moment. we won't say anything on the air to give it away, but it will be on the screen, and then we will tell you when it's safe to look back. so starting now. the first bit of news involves the two big names from our lead story here last night, lochte and phelps. late today they competed together in the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay, and the results are on your screen. and in gymnastics, one of the olympic athletes favored to go all the way failed to qualify for the all-around title. she will still be able to compete in the individual ev
>> richard engel, who, again, has been able to file reports for us from northern syria during this conflict. >>> now let's switch our attention to this global gathering here in london for the 2012 summer olympic games and where the competition was concerned today and tonight. more surprising results in two of the marquis events here, swimming and women's gymnastics, both to be broadcast here on nbc in prime time tonight. now, veteran viewers may remember how we do spoiler alerts...
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richard engel, nbc news, northern syria. >> by the way, there was a syrian athlete in the competition tonight as athletics got under way at the summer olympic games. >>> and back here at these games, the big news has to do with the crowning of the title fastest man in the world. that's what you get to call yourself when you win the men's 100-meter. and our look-away spoiler alert warning begins right now. in a race you'll see in primetime here on nbc tonight, here is your winner of the men's 100-meter race. okay. with that safe to look back as we talk about something else. >>> something has happened here that last happened at the winter games in vancouver. the home team is winning. not only that, great britain, team gb, is positively on fire. third in overall medals behind the u.s. and china. just today, when the brit andy murray beat federer at wimbledon, it was as if the cork exploded from a giant bottle of champagne the size of all england. chris jansing has had the great assignment of covering it all. she's with us here tonight at tower bridge. chris? >> you're not kidding. i was
richard engel, nbc news, northern syria. >> by the way, there was a syrian athlete in the competition tonight as athletics got under way at the summer olympic games. >>> and back here at these games, the big news has to do with the crowning of the title fastest man in the world. that's what you get to call yourself when you win the men's 100-meter. and our look-away spoiler alert warning begins right now. in a race you'll see in primetime here on nbc tonight, here is your winner...
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew disappeared thursday after crossing into northwest syria from turkey. this morning he told the "today" show how they were all finally set free. >> at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the later around 11:00 last night local time and as we were moving along the road the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected so we were in the back of what you'd think of as a mini van and as we were driving along the road the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gun fight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed, they climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. we spent the night with them, we didn't get much sleep. >> ivan watson joins us from istanbul, turkey. ivan, who were these kidnappers and why did they take me see journalists? >> well, according to richard engel's statement this was a shabiha pro-government militia made up of shiite muslims and it gives you a sense of how chaotic the situation has gotten inside syria. we were hearing about clashes between ri
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew disappeared thursday after crossing into northwest syria from turkey. this morning he told the "today" show how they were all finally set free. >> at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the later around 11:00 last night local time and as we were moving along the road the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected so we were in the back of what you'd think of as...
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>> richard engel, reporting again tonight from northern syria. richard, thanks. >>> now to the presidential campaign back home. mitt romney is expected to announce his choice of a running mate soon. speculation, as you may know, is heated. every word he says on the topic is being scrutinized. our political director chief white house correspondent chuck todd spoeng to governor romney about it today. >> what do you want your running mate to say about you? what do you want your selection to say about what kind of president you're going to be? >> i don't think i have anything for you on the vp running mate other than i certainly expect to have a person that has strength of character, vision for the country, that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. i happen to believe this is a defining election for america that we're going to be voting for what kind of america we're going to have. >> interesting bit of mitt romney's exclusive talk with chuck todd late today. part of a special hour to air on msnbc later this m
>> richard engel, reporting again tonight from northern syria. richard, thanks. >>> now to the presidential campaign back home. mitt romney is expected to announce his choice of a running mate soon. speculation, as you may know, is heated. every word he says on the topic is being scrutinized. our political director chief white house correspondent chuck todd spoeng to governor romney about it today. >> what do you want your running mate to say about you? what do you want...
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richard engel reports from cairo in a couple minutes. plus, the first lady of the united states can flat out double ditch. michelle obama doing work with the rope a bit later in the show. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. on a
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from inside syria. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m., attack helicopters circle the sky over the city. from a rooftop we hear their assault begin. it sounds like artillery and strafing from the helicopters. we move down to the alleys to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas, searching for cover. and rebels on motorcycles in the main square. it appears that a large military convoy was passing by this town on the way to join the attack on aleppo. and as the troops were moving past here, the rebels in this town opened fire on them. in a makeshift rebel media center, activists try to upload videos of the attack they've taken with small cameras. they show me syrian tanks are now firing into arihah. the rebels attack the convoy to prevent reinforcements from reaching aleppo, but now this city is paying for it. back in the alleys, men on a motorcycle tell us there are bodies up the street, many. in a mosque, we find them. along with their distraught relativ
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from inside syria. >> reporter: at 11:00 a.m., attack helicopters circle the sky over the city. from a rooftop we hear their assault begin. it sounds like artillery and strafing from the helicopters. we move down to the alleys to try to find out why syrian forces are attacking this city of 70,000 south of aleppo. we see civilians fleeing from open areas, searching for cover. and rebels on motorcycles in the main square. it appears...
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richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought. he's prepared to do what it takes to win. >> reporter: the race is already a dogfight, likely to be settled by independent voters in a handful of swing states. a poll shows a tightening race in three of those crucial contests, florida, ohio and virginia, with president obama holding on to a slim lead in each. >> 50% is almost a safe haven, safe territory for an incumbent. president obama is almost there. but you see mitt romney has room to grow and make this a very competitive contest. >> there are a lot of good relationships with a lot of groups. >> reporter: seeking an ed
richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney, are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike viqueira reports. >> reporter: for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought....
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. >> our nbc colleagues, chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew are safe this morning in turkey after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. they were freed last night with an incredible story to tell. engel said they were taken at gunpoint following a deadly firefight while traveling with syrian rebels last week. >> they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. and when we refused, there were mock shootings. they pretended to shoot gazi several times. blindfolded -- and then they fire the gun up in the air, it can be very traumatic experience. >> during the ordeal, i made -- i made amends with my maker. i made good with my maker. i made good with myself. i was prepared to die. >> richard says he believes his captors were members of a militia loyal to syrian president bashar al assad and that they were planning to use him and his crew in a prisoner exchange. all were freed after another firefight last ni
. >> our nbc colleagues, chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew are safe this morning in turkey after they were kidnapped and held inside syria for five days. they were freed last night with an incredible story to tell. engel said they were taken at gunpoint following a deadly firefight while traveling with syrian rebels last week. >> they kept us blindfolded, bound. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture. threats of being...
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again tonight, our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel inside northern syria. >> reporter: the rebels in aleppo are losing ground, pulling back as syrian troops push deeper into the city. and, as we saw traveling through the nearby considerside, the battle in aleppo is creating a growing refugee crisis. 500 refugee pack a school, most from aleppo. and just minutes after we arr e arrive, a new group is dropped off. there's no water or much food at the school. and it's 100 degrees in the shade. this is china, and russia's fault. may god punish them, a woman says. rebels tell us there are now more than 100,000 syrians from aleppo living just like this. hoping to cross into turkey and join the already 50,000 syrian refugees there. 29-year-old ha psalm dorish came from aleppo with his son. he says the government assault is not random. they're only attacking sunni muslim neighborhoods leaving alone the minority shiite muslims who have ruled for years. it's a claim backed by dozens of witnesses. there's no attacking against the shiite or al oweite issues? no, none 0 at
again tonight, our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel inside northern syria. >> reporter: the rebels in aleppo are losing ground, pulling back as syrian troops push deeper into the city. and, as we saw traveling through the nearby considerside, the battle in aleppo is creating a growing refugee crisis. 500 refugee pack a school, most from aleppo. and just minutes after we arr e arrive, a new group is dropped off. there's no water or much food at the school. and it's...
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it's something our chief foreign correspondent richard engel learned firsthand while traveling with a rebel group through that war zone. >> reporter: rebels from the justice brigade meet at one of their headquarters and head out on a scouting mission for an attack on a syrian military checkpoint. they move to a hilltop, hidden among olive trees, they can see syrian troops on a road below and discuss how best to ambush them with bombs and machine guns. from here, they can see the syrian military positions that they plan to attack and there appear to be five, maybe six armored vehicles. but the brigade commander, ali bakhran tells us the mission must be called off. ali and his men are deeply frustrated. it's the second attack they've had to cancel for lack of weapons in two weeks. ali's men don't have enough weapons to fight and they're dying. we've been with ali's unit on two trips for nearly a month. his fighters are secular, welcoming to foreigners, not religious extremists. so, we were shocked by what ali told us. al qaeda, he says, has offered his unit money and weapons, and he's w
it's something our chief foreign correspondent richard engel learned firsthand while traveling with a rebel group through that war zone. >> reporter: rebels from the justice brigade meet at one of their headquarters and head out on a scouting mission for an attack on a syrian military checkpoint. they move to a hilltop, hidden among olive trees, they can see syrian troops on a road below and discuss how best to ambush them with bombs and machine guns. from here, they can see the syrian...
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engel and his group are freed and out of arm. engle and his crew sharing the story of what they faced. the ordeal. >> i'm very happy that we're able to do this slapshot this morning. we were driving in syria about five days ago in what we thoughts were a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rentals. as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks, they were heavily armed. they dragged us out of the car. they had a container truck position waiting on the side of the road. they put us into that container truck. we were with some gunmen who were escorting us. they executed one of them on the spot. and they took us to a series of safehouses and interrogation places. and they kept us blind folded, found. we weren't physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture. it was a traumatic experience. we're very happy to be here. we're in good health. we're okay. everyone was great, nbc was f
engel and his group are freed and out of arm. engle and his crew sharing the story of what they faced. the ordeal. >> i'm very happy that we're able to do this slapshot this morning. we were driving in syria about five days ago in what we thoughts were a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rentals. as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. probably 15 gunmen. they were wearing ski masks, they were...
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and, yeah, we're all concerned about the news of richard engel. such good news for everyone. >>> let's talk more about what's happening among gun sellers, some taking action after the newtown shooting. what dick's sporting good is doing. it will surprise a lot of people. not done before. and famously pro gun democrat. but senator joe manchin having a change of heart? his latest comments on gun legislation when we come back in a moment. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've...
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engel flew to ante moscow well today and she hope to continue their good league form and five points clear at the top they travel to his and the face of his being in second place to place and then on the moscow take on prettier. selves and drops. in england colors their score the second half when if managed to city and their one nil victory over swung that wind putting them within a point of even. chelsea elsewhere on saturday also went for. aston villa three one one with norwegian reading...
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richard engel, nbc news. >> we are also hearing new reaction off capitol hill. it's the supreme court's decision to take up two challenges to same-sex marriage. regardless of public opinion, it belongs to the nation's highest court. >> prior to this election, every vote has been and made it through a legislature, not the vote of the people. it's always in california, the people voted itself. we'll look and see from the supreme court. >> this is part of our future. marriage equality and the people who made this decision is part of what america is about. >> joining me now is elizabeth birch. it's great to see you today. a lot to talk about. the most recent polling which, i think, will be a surprise to some. 53% in support of legalizing marriage equality, tieing the previous record high. among young people, 18 to 29-year-olds in age range, 73% say they think same-sex marriages should be recognized as valid. you have been on the front lines of this fight. is this an issue that belongs before the nation's highest court and do you feel that this will be something wher
richard engel, nbc news. >> we are also hearing new reaction off capitol hill. it's the supreme court's decision to take up two challenges to same-sex marriage. regardless of public opinion, it belongs to the nation's highest court. >> prior to this election, every vote has been and made it through a legislature, not the vote of the people. it's always in california, the people voted itself. we'll look and see from the supreme court. >> this is part of our future. marriage...